1925 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1925 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1925 college football season.[1] In its fifth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record,[2] going 1–0–1 against conference opponents.

1925 Maine Black Bears football
Maine champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
1925 record5–2–1 (1–0–1 New England)
Head coachFred Brice (5th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1925 New England Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New Hampshire $ 2 –0 –1  4 –1 –2
Maine 1 –0 –1  5 –2 –1
Massachusetts 1 –0 –0  6 –2 –0
Rhode Island State 0 –1 –1  2 –5 –1
Connecticut 0 –3 –1  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

With victories over Fort Williams, Bates, Colby, and Bowdoin, the team was recognized as the Maine state champion for 1925.[3] The team also lost to undefeated national champion Dartmouth by a 56 to 0 score.[4]

Maine played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Oren Fraser was the team captain.[2] Willis Barrows was the leading scorer with six touchdowns for 36 points.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Fort Williams*
W 33–0
October 3Tufts*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–7
October 10at Connecticut
W 7–0[6]
October 17at Dartmouth*
L 0–56[4]
October 24Bates*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 16–7
October 31at Colby*Waterville, MEW 27–6
November 7Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–14[3]
November 14New Hampshire
T 0–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game
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References
  1. "Nutmeg Farmers Out Of Conference Grid Race". Hartford Courant. October 19, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "2015 Maine Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2018. p. 81. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. "Maine Beats Bowdoin For State Championship". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dartmouth Swamps Norwich in Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1925. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 2015 Media Guide, p. 72.
  6. "Aggies Lose Game in Final Minutes". The Harford Courant. October 11, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maine Battles To A Scoreless Draw With New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 15, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
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